SHEEHAN ENGINEERING LIMITED
Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (48/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Recent activity
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2011-10-28📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2011-10-28🏁Company dissolved
- 2011-07-08📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2011-06-27📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2010-09-09📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2009-10-27📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2008-09-24📄legacycapital · 88(2)
- 2008-09-24📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2008-09-24📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2008-09-24📄legacyaccounts · 225
- 2008-09-24📍legacyaddress · 287
- 2008-09-10➕SHEEHAN, Janette appointedsecretary
- 2008-09-10➕SHEEHAN, John Anthony appointeddirector
- 2008-09-09📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2008-09-08➖HIGHSTONE DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
- 2008-09-05🏢Company incorporatedAs SHEEHAN ENGINEERING LIMITED
- 2008-09-05➕HIGHSTONE DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2008-09-05📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "SHEEHAN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 high ·Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2011-10-28
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